• GroundedGator@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    But that is in an amendment so it only has to be followed 3/5ths of the way.

    I’m actually really surprised we didn’t have a new lawsuit about his ability to take the oath of office. Not that it will actually matter but these Trump sycophants should have to state publication they don’t care what the law says.

    No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

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      19 minutes ago

      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61084161

      None of that has been tried in a court since the supreme Court ruling. And insurrection isn’t even one of the charges in the indictment.

      We can’t have a lawsuit about that till a ruling is handed down saying he did any of those things

      Which the Republicans knew, so they just had to delay until he won again and can pardon/dismiss/fire Jack smith/etc